republic - Definition from the GOVERNMENT topic - POLITICS

Topic: GOVERNMENT

Date:	1500-1600
Language:	French
Origin:	république, from Latin respublica, from res 'thing' + publica 'public'

republic
noun

re‧pub‧lic W2, Republic See pronunciation table in "How to use dictionary" pages

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PG a country governed by elected representatives of the people, and led by a president, not a king or queen [↪ democracy, monarchy]:

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the former Federal Republic of Germany

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Nine republics took part in the referendum.

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